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THE SKED: Monday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/3/11

> The news was mostly good for the networks last night–except for the one show whose news was fatal. FOX:  If anything, FOX seems to have been the victim of its own hype this fall.  Like The X-Factor, TERRA NOVA...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: “Up All Night,” “Whitney” and “The Playboy Club” Get Some News

> In a move that shows where NBC stands right now, the network has given back order pick-ups to UP ALL NIGHT (which had a 2.1 rating in 18-49s last week) and WHITNEY (with a 2.5).  It’s not clear whether these are th...
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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Hart of Dixie”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
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SHOWBUZZDAILY MUSIC: INTRODUCING ALICEN SCHNEIDER

>SHOWBUZZDAILY is delighted to welcome ALICEN SCHNEIDER, Head of TV Music – Creative for NBC Universal Television, as our resident expert on the world of music.  Look for Alicen’s commentary here on all aspects...
by Mitch Salem
 
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SHOWBUZZDAILY MUSIC: ALICEN SCHNEIDER INTERVIEW

>With the kind permission of Crushable.com, the following are excerpts from a recent interview conducted by Celine Geiger of Crushable with Alicen Schneider as part of their Hollywood Jobs feature.  How did you get started...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: Sunday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 10/2/11

> It was a good night to be airing football. ABC:  PAN AM has moved swiftly from “potential hit” to “possible survivor,” but it’s not time to bring out the air sickness bags just yet.  Th...
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THE SKED’S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “Pan Am”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
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THE BIJOU: Weekend Boxoffice Footnotes – 10/2/11

> Sony is taking an interesting strategy this fall:  with MONEYBALL in release, THE IDES OF MARCH opening on Friday and ANONYMOUS coming on October 28, they’re cornering the market on upscale, wide-release drama unti...
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THE BIJOU: Early Weekend Boxoffice – 10/1/11

> Deadline has some early updated weekend numbers, and there are no major surprises from the Friday results.  The top 3 are DOLPHIN TALE, MONEYBALL and THE LION KING with $14M, $12M and $11M respectively, with the family p...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE BIJOU: Friday Boxoffice Footnotes – 9/30/11

> THE SOCIAL NETWORK fell only 31% in its second weekend, so MONEYBALL, which is headed for a fall closer to 40% (after a lower opening), continues not to be in Network‘s league financially.  The timing of a movie li...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED: Friday Ratings – Network Scorecard – 9/30/11

> It being a Friday, not a single show on network television could even manage a 2 rating in 18-49s.  Even within that narrow radius, though, there was room to be a loser. CBS:  A GIFTED MAN (see our Pilot + 1 Review)...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE BIJOU: Early Boxoffice Report – 9/30/11

> Deadline has updated early Friday numbers, and it’s looking like another too-close-to-call weekend:  all the movies in the Top 5–MONEYBALL, THE LION KING, DOLPHIN TALE, COURAGEOUS and 50/50–have Friday ...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE SKED”S PILOT + 1 REVIEW: “A Gifted Man”

> A lot can happen between the creation of a TV pilot in the spring and production of episodes for the regular season:  a writing/producing team is hired, audience focus groups weigh in, networks and studios (which may hav...
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THE SKED: NBC Postpones Friday

>Deadline reports that NBC has pushed the launch of its scripted Friday shows CHUCK and GRIMM by a week, from October 21 to October 28.  Supposedly this is to give the series the benefit of a 2-day Halloween marketing push...
by Mitch Salem
 
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THE BIJOU: Preliminary Boxoffice – 9/30/11

> The Hollywood Reporter has some very office boxoffice numbers.  These are based on matinee business only, so they can be misleading as to what will happen over the course of Friday, let along the weekend.  But for n...
by Mitch Salem
 
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